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The Material Structure

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Book Title: Material Structure

Item Length: 9in.

Item Height: 0.3in.

Item Width: 6in.

Author: Tan Kheng Yeang

Format: Trade Paperback

Language: English

Topic: Civilization, General

Publisher: Trafford Publishing

Publication Year: 2014

Genre: History, Social Science

Item Weight: 6.9 Oz

Number of Pages: 136 Pages

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